Complete the Social Media Disorder scaleLinks to an external site..  How did you score?  What do you think about the items in the scale?  Why do you think that different patterns are found across the world?

1. Regularly found that you can’t think of anything else but the
moment you will be able to use social media again? NO
(Preoccupation).
2. Regularly felt dissatisfied because you want to spend more
time on social media? NO (Tolerance).
3. Often felt bad when you could not use social media? NO
(Withdrawal).
4. Tried to spend less time on social media, but failed? NO
(Persistence).
5. Regularly neglected other activities (i.e. hobbies, sports,
homework) because you wanted to use social media?
NO (Displacement).
6. Regularly had arguments with others because of your social
media use? NO (Problems).
7. Regularly led to your parents or friends about the amount of
time you spend on social media? NO(Deception).
8. Often used social media to escape from negative feelings?
NO (Escape).
9. Had serious conflict with parents, brother, sister (friends,
relationships etc.) because of your social media use? YES
(Conflict).
I scored a 1/9 with my only “yes” being question number 8, and
the rest being answered no. I think the items in the scale are
pretty exaggerated. Different patterns may be found across the
world because of the way different people think about social
media.